On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Joe Smith Jr. appeared at General Building Laborers Local 66 in Melville, where he works as a laborer. Smith was greeted to a hero’s welcome by his colleagues after he defeated Andrezej Fonfara for the WBC International light heavyweight title at UIC Pavilion on June 18, (Credit: Newsday / Chris Ware) (Photo Credit: Getty Images / Jon Durr)